The aircraft, according to reports, was in formation with
other airplanes. The plane is officially
missing and, for about an hour, are under his research in the
first place by the same fighters who were in training with the
F-16.

David Cenciotti of The
Aviationist is reporting that the F-16 is from the 31st Fighter Wing. The Wing maintains two
F-16 fighter squadrons out of Aviano Air Force Base in
northeastern Italy.

Officials at Aviano Air Base have released an official statement
to Business Insider, saying that they lost contact with a single
F-16 at approximately 8pm local time. The aircraft was on a
training mission with a single pilot on board.

The condition of the pilot is unknown and search efforts are
currently underway.